Criminal records, especially including violent or sex offenses, were identified as a barrier for low-income housing, vouchers or market rentals. A lack of good credit, rental history and references is ...

Allegheny County’s Juvenile Detention Advisory Board will be steered by 10 citizens and officials. Here’s a look at 8 appointed members.

Allegheny County reinstated an advisory board to guide management of Highland Detention at Shuman Center, operated by private contractor Adelphoi.

A lawsuit details sexual abuse and discipline women faced from guards and staff while they were girls at a Florida juvenile justice center that’s closed.

Lawmakers zero in on reforming New York's prison system after inmate beating deaths by Briana Supardi Wed, May 14th 2025 at 11:01 AM Updated Wed, May 14th 2025 at 7:17 PM 4 ...

A 2007 photo shows children inside a juvenile prison in Marlin, Texas, when the media was given a tour during a scandal over sexual assault at the facilities. Lawmakers later passed legislation ...

Ten more men who were held as boys at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility allege in a new $51 million lawsuit that they were sexually abused two decades ago by the longtime chief medical officer ...

More than 20 men have now come forward accusing Dr. Edward Gary Edwards of widespread abuse and top officials at the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, Oregon, of ignoring the abuse ...

GEO Group, a private prison company, is gearing up to reopen the North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, Mich. as an 1,800-bed immigration detention center.

Some are later transferred to the state’s prison system. Correction: The previous version of this story mischaracterized the backlog of complaints at the Oregon Youth Authority.

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — As some state lawmakers seek action to address troubling allegations regarding conditions at Virginia's only youth prison, the state's juvenile justice director is ...